Georgia Supreme court upholds stolen ID conviction, are the flood gates of convictions about to open?

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http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=90148

This ruling will pave the way to convict anyone, any state or county DA's to charge and convict ANYONE who uses a stolen SS number to obtain work. This is a huge victory..by by illegals.

Typo / should say "bye bye" illegals. sorry

Answer 1

most illegals ive ever seen dont use stolen ss#s' they either work under the table or use a family members id ... which i doubt will turn them in ..

Answer 2

ok, assuming that he become questioned without somebody examining him his Miranda warning then the confession is inadmissible. In different words, the court can toss out the confession. that does no longer propose that the suspect is loose to circulate. different information gained with the aid of different potential can nonetheless be presented and if that information is powerful sufficient to benefit a conviction then the guy ought to nonetheless be convicted and sentenced. If the U.S. ultimate court hears the case and does locate that the confession become gained improperly then there are quite a few strategies they could take. If the totality of the different information could extremely bring about a conviction then they are able to enable the judgment stand. If there is a few question then the conviction could be over grew to become, the confession excluded and the case remanded decrease back to a decrease court. as quickly as remanded, if the prosecutor nonetheless fills that the the rest information is powerful sufficient then the subject could be tried returned. If the prosecutor nonetheless would not experience that the obtainable information is powerful sufficient then he or she could drop the case. The Miranda warning in basic terms pertains to interrogation while a guy or woman has been seized; meaning that a clever guy or woman does no longer be at liberty to circulate away. this could be an arrest or an interview the place the time-honored guy or woman will possibly no longer extremely be at liberty to circulate away even however they are no longer below arrest. It does no longer pertain to the amassing of alternative information except this information is in basic terms discoverable with the aid of the confession. If it ought to extremely be found with the aid of different investigatory potential, whether it wasn't, then it may nonetheless be admitted.

Answer 3

Could you explain your beliefs? Why is this a victory by illegals? Anyone who obtains work fraudulently by any means, including using a stolen SS number should be prosecuted and found guilty. How would you feel if someone was using your social security number?

Answer 4

I think anyone who steals another person's identity should be held accountable. I don't care if they are illegal immigrants, or just your average criminal on the street. If they misappropriate a person's identity they should go to jail AND pay reparations to the injured parties. So, though this ruling affects illegal immigrants, I believe it also is a victory for other criminals that steal identities to commit fraud or other crimes.

To the earlier poster, I believe the questioner was trying to say "bye bye" to illegals. Just a small spelling error.

Answer 5

i don't see where this is a victory by illegals but more a victory of legal citiznes...the only problem is after the illegal serves his jail time here he should be deported. this is a huge problem here in georgia, stolen i.d.'s, fake licenses, fake birth certificates, s.s. #'s and the scary thing is some of those who are holding these are dangerous criminals and yes they are stealing from us, the american ppl. i think this is one of several laws you are going to be hearing about here in georger where the population of illegals to legals is growing everyday. governer perdue promised to address this problem with illegals and thankfully he is. i have personal knowledge of how this issue affects citizens...its not so clear cut as the pro-illegals would have you believe there is a lot of illegal activity tied to illegals coming here like drugs, prostitution..adult and child, guns and much more. consider if you are hit by a drunk driver who is illegal and has no license...you or your family member is killed or maimed...he has no insurance and flees to his home country and you and your family are left with the medical bills and recovery not to mention your insurance is the one that the payments will increase. consider the 4 yr. old girl in gainesville who was raped, sodomized and strangled to death by an illegal...he fled to mexico and they have no idea who or where he is...scary stuff and i want to say i have no problem with anyone coming here and enjoying the benefits and blessing of the u.s. but do it legally and do it right and do it fair.

Answer 6

Obviously this issue will be resolved through efforts on behalf of the states quicker than through legislation--Kudo's to the Georgia Supreme Court!!

Answer 7

there is money to be made from them thats all our government cares about and the only have to work 18 months to be eligible for social security benefits and american citizens have to work for 10 years just to be eligible and they illegals population jumps 300% each year you do the math welcome to amexica